32 For the Lord detests the perverse(A)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(B)

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32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
(A)But His secret counsel is with the upright.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
And (A)he who [a]wins souls is wise.

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11

26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)

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26 The righteous should choose his friends carefully,
For the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
    but the rich have many friends.(A)

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20 (A)The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,
But [a]the rich has many (B)friends.

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  1. Proverbs 14:20 Lit. many are the lovers of the rich

28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.(B)

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28 A perverse man sows strife,
And (A)a whisperer separates the best of friends.

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Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(A)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(B)

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(A)He who covers a transgression seeks love,
But (B)he who repeats a matter separates friends.

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17 A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(A)

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17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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19 A brother wronged(A) is more unyielding than a fortified city;
    disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel.

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19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a castle.

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24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.(A)

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24 A man who has friends [a]must himself be friendly,
(A)But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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  1. Proverbs 18:24 So with Gr. mss., Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT may come to ruin

Wealth attracts many friends,
    but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(A)

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(A)Wealth makes many friends,
But the poor is separated from his friend.

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Many curry favor with a ruler,(A)
    and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.(B)

The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
    how much more do their friends avoid them!(C)
Though the poor pursue them with pleading,
    they are nowhere to be found.[a](D)

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  1. Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.

Many entreat the favor of the nobility,
And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
(A)All the brothers of the poor hate him;
How much more do his friends go (B)far from him!
He may pursue them with words, yet they [a]abandon him.

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  1. Proverbs 19:7 Lit. are not

Many claim to have unfailing love,
    but a faithful person who can find?(A)

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Most men will proclaim each his own [a]goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?

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  1. Proverbs 20:6 Lit. mercy